Hupstate Circus Fest
2026 SCHEDULE
September 4-7, 2026
International Lover
An evening with Troy and a trapeze. International Lover is the autobiographical tale of Troy Lingelbach's coming into one's self, sensuality, and gender told through aerial dance and performance art.
Ages 18+
DUSK / NIGHT / DAWN
DUSK / NIGHT / DAWN is an experimental aerial pole dance work created by Donna Carnow and Gina Alm. Combining aerial acrobatics, visual composition, and [pole] dance, they aim to share human experiences through super-human movement.
Ages 18+
PLAY DEAD - People Watching Collective
Set in a shifting universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, People Watching’s first creation ‘Play Dead’ observes the way we navigate social connections.
Suggested age 16+
PLAY DEAD - People Watching Collective
Set in a shifting universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, People Watching’s first creation ‘Play Dead’ observes the way we navigate social connections.
Suggested age 16+
My Name is Tenacious/Vestigios (ASL interpreted)
Community School of Music and Arts
My Name is Tenacious invites the audience to a not-so-distant future to bear witness to the medicine that the end-times of our colonial world brings. Haunting and brave soundscapes, storytelling through movement, and the release that climate change ushers is honored with the creation of this sacred ritual space that touches concepts of wounds held within our identities, bodies, and the earth.
My Name is Tenacious/Vestigios
Community School of Music and Arts, Third Floor
My Name is Tenacious invites the audience to a not-so-distant future to bear witness to the medicine that the end-times of our colonial world brings. Haunting and brave soundscapes, storytelling through movement, and the release that climate change ushers is honored with the creation of this sacred ritual space that touches concepts of wounds held within our identities, bodies, and the earth.